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eNCA
4 days ago
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- eNCA
Lens sign France international Thauvin from Udinese
French World Cup winner Florian Thauvin returned to Ligue 1 on Friday when Lens confirmed the signing of the 32-year-old attacking midfielder. "We welcome Florian with immense pleasure and a certain pride, that of seeing a world champion join us," Jean-Louis Leca, the Lens sporting director was quoted as saying on the Lens website, next to a photograph of Thauvin signing a contract. "Seeing a player of this quality and with this French international status join our project is very positive." French media reported that Lens paid Udinese 6 million euros ($7 million) for Thauvin, who signed a contract until 2028. He was welcomed like a rock star by several hundred Lens fans on Tuesday evening at Lille-Lesquin airport. Thauvin is the third 2018 World Cup winner to return to Ligue 1 this season, after Paul Pogba, who has joined Monaco, and Olivier Giroud, who has signed for Lille. Lens finished eighth in Ligue 1 last season. Thauvin has 10 France caps and made three appearances for France in the 2021 Olympics. He started his career at Grenoble, made his Ligue 1 debut with Bastia and played for nearly a decade at Marseille, broken by a two-year period at Newcastle where he would spend much of that time on loan at the Velodrome before making his return permanent.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Top 5 surprise signings of the summer in Ligue 1 🥷
A comeback wind is blowing through Ligue 1. Florian Thauvin has followed in the footsteps of Paul Pogba and Olivier Giroud by signing his return to France, after four years in exile. While we wait to see what the final stretch of the summer transfer market has in store, let's take a look at the five most unexpected recruits in L1 so far. Florian Thauvin (Udinese-Lens) After a failed stint with the Tigres (Mexico) and a successful passage at Udinese (Serie A), "Flotov" is back home to discover his fifth French club. At 32 years old, the 2018 World Champion is secretly thinking of a return to the French national team? The dream is allowed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Al-Qadsiah-OM) Against all expectations, the Gabonese arrow terminated his lucrative contract in Saudi Arabia (Al-Qasdiah) to facilitate his express return to Olympique de Marseille. This financial sacrifice did not leave the Olympian people indifferent, already won over to his cause after his memorable passage in 2023-24. Will he repeat the feat in 2025-26? Paul Pogba (free-ASM) Once is not customary, a star of the French team will make his debut in Ligue 1 at the age of 32. After going back and forth between Juventus and Manchester United, Pogba will try to regain his super form at Monaco. Two major questions remain: his real physical condition after nearly two years of inactivity and his complementarity with the midfielders already in place at Monaco. Valentin Rongier (OM-Rennes) Another member of the OM family! Rongier at Rennes, undoubtedly the most controversial transfer of the summer in Ligue 1. His status as a former star of FC Nantes and his biting comments towards SRFC did not please the Rennes Ultras at the time of his signing. Despite the contentious statements and tweets from the supporters, Rennes still managed to complete the transfer. A winning bet? Ansu Fati (Barcelona-ASM) Anssumane Fati in Ligue 1, who would have believed it? Given his salary at Barcelona, one could doubt the ability of a L1 club (except PSG) to convince Fati on a financial level. Without overthinking it, Monaco managed to find the right formula to welcome Fati and Pogba without blowing up their salary grid. Hats off to Thiago Scuro! Honorable mentions: Olivier Giroud (LAFC-Lille), Eric Dier (Bayern-ASM), Otávio (Porto-Paris FC), Saul Abdulhamid (Roma-Lens), and Youssef El-Arabi (free-Nantes). This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.
Al-Ahram Weekly
4 days ago
- Sport
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Lens sign France international Thauvin from Udinese - World
French World Cup winner Florian Thauvin returned to Ligue 1 on Friday when Lens confirmed the signing of the 32-year-old attacking midfielder. "We welcome Florian with immense pleasure and a certain pride, that of seeing a world champion join us," Jean-Louis Leca, the Lens sporting director was quoted as saying on the Lens website, next to a photograph of Thauvin signing a contract. "Seeing a player of this quality and with this French international status join our project is very positive." French media reported that Lens paid Udinese 6 million euros ($7 million) for Thauvin, who signed a contract until 2028. He was welcomed like a rock star by several hundred Lens fans on Tuesday evening at Lille-Lesquin airport. Thauvin is the third 2018 World Cup winner to return to Ligue 1 this season, after Paul Pogba, who has joined Monaco, and Olivier Giroud, who has signed for Lille. Lens finished eighth in Ligue 1 last season. Thauvin has 10 France caps and made three appearances for France in the 2021 Olympics. He started his career at Grenoble, made his Ligue 1 debut with Bastia and played for nearly a decade at Marseille, broken by a two-year period at Newcastle where he would spend much of that time on loan at the Velodrome before making his return permanent. Thauvin then spent a season-and-a-half with Tigres in Mexico prior to joining Serie A outfit Udinese in January 2023. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.) Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
Washington Post
4 days ago
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- Washington Post
Lens signs former France winger Florian Thauvin from Italian side Udinese
LENS, France — Lens signed former France winger Florian Thauvin from Italian side Udinese on a three-year contract on Friday. The 32-year-old Thauvin captained Udinese in Serie A last season, scoring eight league goals, and he was under contract for another year. Lens did not give financial details but French sports daily L'Équipe said the club paid 6 million euros ($7 million). Thauvin returns to Ligue 1 after playing the best soccer of his career for Marseille. During a prolific spell playing alongside the mercurial Dimitri Payet, he scored 57 league goals across three seasons and coach Didier Deschamps called him up to the national side. Thauvin was a squad member when France won the 2018 World Cup, and made the last of 10 appearances for Les Bleus the following year. After leaving Marseille, he joined Mexican side Tigres but the move did not work out and he went to Udinese in January 2023. Overall, he scored 15 goals in 73 games for the club. Thauvin also played for Bastia early in his career. He made headlines when, after signing for Lille in January 2013 and being sent back on loan to Bastia for the rest of the season, he then pushed for a move to Marseille instead that summer. The move went through without Thauvin playing a single game for Lille, making him vastly unpopular with the club's fans. Thauvin also had an unsuccessful spell with Newcastle in the Premier League from 2015-16, before being loaned to Marseille and then rejoining the club permanently. Lens opens its Ligue 1 campaign at home to Lyon on Aug. 16 and hosts Lille on Sept. 21. ___ AP soccer:
Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Lens sign France international Thauvin from Udinese
French World Cup winner Florian Thauvin returned to Ligue 1 on Friday when Lens confirmed the signing of the 32-year-old attacking midfielder. "We welcome Florian with immense pleasure and a certain pride, that of seeing a world champion join us," Jean-Louis Leca, the Lens sporting director was quoted as saying on the Lens website, next to a photograph of Thauvin signing a contract. "Seeing a player of this quality and with this French international status join our project is very positive." French media reported that Lens paid Udinese 6 million euros ($7 million) for Thauvin, who signed a contract until 2028. He was welcomed like a rock star by several hundred Lens fans on Tuesday evening at Lille-Lesquin airport. Thauvin is the third 2018 World Cup winner to return to Ligue 1 this season, after Paul Pogba, who has joined Monaco, and Olivier Giroud, who has signed for Lille. Lens finished eighth in Ligue 1 last season. Thauvin has 10 France caps and made three appearances for France in the 2021 Olympics. He started his career at Grenoble, made his Ligue 1 debut with Bastia and played for nearly a decade at Marseille, broken by a two-year period at Newcastle where he would spend much of that time on loan at the Velodrome before making his return permanent. Thauvin then spent a season-and-a-half with Tigres in Mexico prior to joining Serie A outfit Udinese in January 2023. etb/bj/pb/nf
